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Plod to Possess More Powers with Less Consequence

New powers for police to stop and search

Plans to extend police powers to stop and search people with minimal bureaucracy are to be announced by Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, next week.

Smith will allow police forces to designate hotspot zones within their areas where officers would be able to carry out searches, [...]

Album Art Game – January 2008

How to play

Plod Warn Off ‘Street’ Togs

Anger at police statement on ‘covert’ photography

Anyone who ‘appears to be taking photographs in a covert manner’ should expect to be stopped and quizzed, warn police.

The caution came in a statement issued by Humberside Police after they seized films from photography enthusiast Steve Carroll in Hull city centre on 1 December.

As [...]

The Album Art Game…

Came across this on a forum yesterday and was quite taken by it. It’s easy to do and produces some surprising results

This is how you play;

Step 1:  Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random – essentially takes you to a random Wiki article or page. Take that first random article and use it’s title as the name [...]

Xmas Tog Gets Own Back

Police return photographer’s seized films

The photographer who had two rolls of film seized by Humberside Police while taking pictures in Hull before Christmas says they have now been returned.

Steve Carroll is still awaiting the result of a police investigation after officers seized the 35mm films, accusing him of obtaining photographs of possibly [...]

FirstView – January 2008

This month’s contribution to FirstView;

Title: Remnants

Details: The morning after…

Date & Time: 01/01/2008 AM

Camera: Nokia phone